How do I hide my wifi password

Surely you had to tell her the password in the first place? There's no way to hide the password.

If you didn't tell her the password and you typed it in on her phone because it's the same password as other devices that you don't want her to have access to then I suggest you change ALL your passwords so they are unique.

If your concern is that she could give the password to her friends than KiltedTim's suggestion is best. There are things you can do on your wireless router. Google is probably the best help rather than me trying type a long list of instructions - and it's router dependent. It's called MAC address filtering - This means you tell the router the MAC addresses of the devices that can connect. You'll have to turn off the iPhone's private MAC address to do this and every time you get a new device or guest user you'll have to update the MAC filter list. If a new device tries to connect, even if they know the password, the router won't let them. The downside is that every time you get a new device or allow guests access then you have to find out the MAC address of their device and add it to the MAC filter list.

Well, when I tap on the password it requires authentication, either passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID before displaying the actual password. If it doesn't that means the user has disabled security and of course anyone can see the results. So, back to the original question "How can I hide my wifi password". Answer: You can't. If you own your child's iPhone you may beg able to user parental controls to thwart their actions.

DeZus wrote:

The fact that my kids and anyone who joins my network can see my pw is far beyond inappropriate!! This is out of control. I’m not sure if it’s just xfinity or other internet co that allow Apple products to see pw but fix it! APPLE this is on you!

Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, consider setting up a guest network for people you don't trust with your password. Most modern routers support this.

I too tend to prefer the iOS 15 (and prior) arrangement which kept the password obscured.

But that personal preference is irrelevant to the currently as-fielded versions.

Most routers DO allow “guest” SSIDs which can have their passwords easily changed w/o necessitating a large, fixed WiFi network re-do.

You CAN make your thoughts known to Apple here:

Product Feedback - Apple

To double-up and re-emphasize what’s been posted previously …

While capabilities vary, most routers have the capability for multiple SSID’s with varying levels of network segmentation.

“Guest Network” is a commonly used identifier which can keep “semi-trusted” individuals separated from your more sensitive LAN segments.

Mum has entered the wifi password on her daughter's phone without telling her what it was because she was happy for her daughter to access wifi but didn't want her daughter to know the password. The problem is that when the daughter taps the password on her own phone it asks for her authentication which, obviously, the daughter knows, because it's her phone and so the daughter can see the password.

If you don’t want them joining Unapproved devices to your network, implement MAC address filtering on your router and only permit devices you’ve allowed onto the network.

Well, your screen shot shows that your WiFi password is hidden (as shown by the dots across the password entry). So I guess we're back to asking you what you are really talking about. If you are talking about the part you blocked over that's NOT your password, it's the name of your WiFi service (known as the SSID).

This is my problem. I literally came here to google this!! I have a teen who abused internet, downloaded unsafe content and engages in risky behavior. They have to have a phone on Wi-Fi in order to reach me. However, that doesn’t mean I WANT THEM TO KNOW THE PASSWORD. I just changed it the other day.

If you “own and administer” the network you can STILL restrict their access via the options previously discussed hear and several others.

Don’t overlook the Parental Control tools Apple provides as well.

If you’re familiar with Apples, parental controls, you would know that it is useless. Once a child becomes 13. 13 children don’t even have their frontal lobe developed and black reasoning to make logical decisions. Kids are also curious and some are even rebellious and choose not to follow rules.this being said they are given more autonomy thanks to the perimeters set up an apples, parental controls. I would literally have to take the phone, delete her entire account and make a new Apple account that makes her younger in order to prevent this happening. Furthermore, it’s all completely useless when she can go into settings and see the password to the Internet. iOS 15 prevented children from being able to find out what the password was.

The fact that my kids and anyone who joins my network can see my pw is far beyond inappropriate!! This is out of control. I’m not sure if it’s just xfinity or other internet co that allow Apple products to see pw but fix it! APPLE this is on you!

In which app or screen are they seeing the password in plain text?